Chinatown

I took our three and their friends into San Francisco for a day trip. We went for a ride on the California Street cable car up to Chinatown for lunch.




Here's Dan, Rex, Valerie, Madelyn, Amira & Ruby.




We had lunch at the Cathay House on California Street at Grant. It has great ambience and service. The food was okay. But the experience was awesome for the kids.




Tea and food went round the lazy Susan for quite a while.




Dan tried duck for the first time.




Following lunch there was much walking and shopping and gawking.




Dan & Rex found a knife store. There were no good deals to be had. But the shop window was impressive.



Now, here's a duck! And squid ...




Local music scene.

Now for the forced march through North Beach & over to Pier 39.




Sea lions, views of Alcatraz & the Holden Gate Bridge!










The teens split off for a bit and I was the third wheel in Amira & Ruby's party.



Rex and Dan look out to Alcatraz from behind their bars.



Soon we regrouped for an aquarium tour.



In here we walk through tunnels of fish that make us feel like we are under the Bay.








After you meet the fish, you go to Pier Market & eat the fish!




We had a table of four and a table of three on a room with amazing views for all.


This is looking back toward Ghiradelli Square.


Linguini with clams & garlic bread!



Fish n'chips of course!



We were going to take the F line back to the Embarcadero where we parked. But it was Sunday night, we'd just missed the overstuffed train and then a pedicab showed up!



Rex, Dan, Valerie & Madelyn took one pedicab back.


Amira, Ruby & I shared another pedicab!

Before we hopped in the car to go home, we stopped in to use the bathrooms at the Embarcadero Hyatt. We took a farewell ride to the 17th floor on the glass elevators.

Poor Ruby hyperventilated - but in a good way! It was spectacular with all their long strings of lights glowing in front of us.



I'd say the country mice had a pretty good day!

Location:San Francisco